Luke 11:47

Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

King James Version
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Other Translations for Luke 11:47

BSB
Woe to you! You build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.
AKJV
Woe to you! for you build the sepulchers of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
CPDV
Woe to you, who build the tombs of the prophets, while it is your fathers who killed them!
ERV
Woe unto you! for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
NHEB
Woe to you. For you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
SMT
Woe to you! for ye build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.

Commentary for Luke 11:47

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Luke 11:47
Summary
Builders honor prophets their ancestors killed
Event
Jesus exposes memorial hypocrisy
Estimated Time Period
c. 30 AD
Category
Judgment